Attachment for neckties.



L. KIRSGH.

ATTACHMENT FOR NEGKTIES.

APPLICATION IILED NOV. 29. 1907.

910,072. Patented Jan. 19, 1909.

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LOUIS KIRSGH, OF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT.

ATTACHIVIENT FOR NECKTIES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 19, 1909.

Application filed November 29, 1907. Serial No. 404,448.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LoUIs Kmsorr, a citizen of the United States,residing at VVaterbury, in the county of New Haven and State ofConnecticut, have invented new and useful Improvements in Attachmentsfor Neckties, of which the following is a specification. I

This invention relates to neck tie fasteners, and the object of theinvention is to provide a neck tie fastener comprising a catch adaptedto be secured upon the tie and a button of novel construction adapted toengage with the catch, the parts being so constructed as to securelyengage with each other and to entirely prevent accidental displacement,and enables them to be sepa rated from each other when desired.

With these objects in view the invention resides in the novelconstruction of neck tie fasteners hereinafter fully described andclaimed.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a catch and buttonconstructed in accordance with my invention, the catch being shownsecured u on a neck tie. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the parts inengaged position. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the parts in engagedposition. Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the button members. Fig. 5 is avertical section upon the line 5-5 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a top plan viewof the catch member, and Fig. 7 is a sectional view upon the line 77 ofFig. 6.

In the drawing the numeral 1 designates the catch member of my improvedneck tie fastener and the numeral 2 the button member of the fasteneradapted for engagement with the catch member.

The catch member 1 is composed of a single sheet of any suitable metalhaving its ends provided with the perforations 3, by which it is adaptedto be sewed or otherwise secured upon a neck tie, and the catch isprovided with diametrically opposite disposed arms 4 adapted to becurled upon themselves to present the resilient catch members 5 and 6.The catch or engaging members 5 and 6 are of the cylindrical shape,shown in the drawings, and have their meeting faces spaced slightly awayfrom each other, and each of the meeting faces is provided with acentral opening or slit 7 adapted for the reception of centrallydisposed offsets 8 arranged upon each face of the button member 2.

The button member 2 is composed of a single piece of metal bent uponitself to form the lip 9 of an approximately elliptical formation, andhaving its free ends bent away from each other to form the head 10adapted for the reception of a suitable cover or casing 11. Asillustrated in the drawing the button member of the button comprises asubstantially fiat face or shank and the oflset 8 upon the facearrangedat the meeting of the lip and face of the shank, is stamped orembossed upon each face of the shank of the button.

It is, of course, understood that the catch member of the fasteningdevice is adapted to be engaged or secured upon a neck tie, while thebutton member is adapted to be inserted within the button hole of theshirt of a wearer.

The application of the device will be readily apparent, the neck tiehaving the catch member, is inserted upon the button member, the flatelliptical lip 9 of the button separating the resilient engaging members5 and 6 of the catch and the offset 8 being positioned within the slot 7of the engaging members, the two elements are securely engaged with eachother. WVhen it is desired to remove the tie, it is simply necessary topull the tie away from the button, when the resilient engaging members 5and 6 will spread away from the lip 9 of the button, and the neck tie bereadily disengaged from the button.

Having thus fully described the invention what is claimed as new is:

A neck tie fastener comprising a catch member and a button member, thecatch member comprising a plate having perforations at its edges wherebyit is secured upon the tie, and oppositely disposed arms bent uponthemselves to form engaging members, the members being provided with acentral cutaway portion, the button member having a flat shank providedwith an elliptical lip and central offsets or projections, the lipadapted to engage the engaging arms of the catch member, and theofi'sets or projections of the button member adapted to lie within thecutaway portions provided upon the engaging arms of the catch member.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LOUIS KIRSCH.

Witnesses:

A. RYAOK, J osnrrr SANDULLI.

